How To Install fcitx-table-arabic on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-arabic on Debian 9. fcitx-table-arabic is Flexible Input Method Framework - Arabic table

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-arabic on Debian 9.

What is fcitx-table-arabic

fcitx-table-arabic is:

Fcitx is a input method framework with extension support, which provides an interface for entering characters of different scripts in applications using a variety of mapping systems.

It offers a pleasant and modern experience, with intuitive graphical configuration tools and customizable skins and mapping tables. It is highly modularized and extensible, with GTK+ 2/3 and Qt4 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.

This package provides Arabic table used by the Fcitx table engine.

There are three methods to install fcitx-table-arabic on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fcitx-table-arabic Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-arabic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-arabic

Install fcitx-table-arabic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-arabic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-arabic

Install fcitx-table-arabic Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-arabic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-arabic

How To Uninstall fcitx-table-arabic on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fcitx-table-arabic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-arabic

Uninstall fcitx-table-arabic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-table-arabic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-arabic

Remove fcitx-table-arabic Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-table-arabic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-arabic

Remove fcitx-table-arabic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-arabic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-arabic

Dependencies

fcitx-table-arabic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-arabic package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.